The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-23
PROBATE COURT SALE
R E AL ESTATE IL.

No. 469, R. DIN the Probate Court Of
Shelby County, Tennessee-John League,
administrator of Thomas G. Davis, de-
ceased, VS.. Katie Davis ct al.
10y virtue of an introductory decree for
- resale, entered in this cause on March 80,
1887, in minute book As, page 545, ETC., will
sell 10 he highest bidder, at public auction,
in front of the courthouse door, on Main
' ssiarasy, April 80, 1857,
within legal hours, the following described
real estate, to wit:
Lying and being ON Presidents Island. in
the Mississippi river, in section ], range 10
Of the eleventh Surveyors district, and in
the Thirteenth Civil District of Shelby eoun-
ty, Tennessee, and are embraced in an hero
tofOre undivided one fifth interest in eer-
tain 1923 acres entered in the name of Robert
P. Currin by John d. Graham, by entry No.
90 and SO, dated the 9th day OF February,
1887, and surveyed by said Curtin. and res
corded in the surveyors book OF Shelby
county, Tennessee, on pages 1856 and 1856, and
granted to the said Currin by the State Of
Tennessee. and being the same land decreed
TO l., l.. Davis by the Chancery Court Of
Memphis, on the 10Th day of september, lS49,
which lands are accurately de cribed ON q
map filed inlthis cause, to which reference is
here made, giving the following metes and
bounds, tO-wlt:
Lot No. l-Beginning at a point at low
water mark of the, Mississippi 100 chains
west Of a stake " hich stands links north Of
a box elder stump, the original southwest
corner Of CuIrin's 1888 acre tract. of which
this is a part; thence north one degree east
with the east line Of river II so chains to q
point, the southwest corner of the accretion
that would follow the IA acres assigned to the
estate Of Thomas Newsom, deceased, in q
proceeding in the Probate Court of Shelby
County, Tennessee, under the style Of John
League, Administrator Of the estate of Thos.
G. Davis, deceased, ct al VS.. Katie Davis ct
al ,.December. 1888; thence east AZ so chains
to point, the southeast corner of the IA
acres assigned TO said Newsom e.tate;
a sassafras stake in Q field, one of N. HilPs
corners; ther ce south 10 chains to a stake
north ffty-six degrees, east IL links from
blackberry marked IT. Q. Davis and W. Per-
sons" thence west 20 chains, passing the
estate Of So acres, more or less, at 81. y
chains, passiug the northwest corner of said
lot No. :, the same being 9. M. Padgets
northeast corner, in all AZ 80 chains to the
beginning, con tanning "a acres.
Lot No. 2Begins at the northeast corner
Of lot No. /; thspce north with the east line
of the II acres assignee to the Newsom os-
tate ?. II chains to point in the old dividing
line between the Davis and Newsom estates;
thence east with said line rs aims to a cor
ner in Round lake; thence south s. % chains
70 a corner in SAID lake; thence south 88M
degrees west with N. Hills line rs chains TO
q sassafras stake in field. one Of the corners
with lot No. l, 7 SO chains to the beginning.
containing 81 acres.
Lot No. 3-Be gins at stake with ash and
blackberry point rs on the south line Of lot
No. /, 20 chains west of its southeast corner;
thence we t with the south line of lot No,
12.l5 chains to a stake: thence south 43.76
chains to the north bank OF Tennessee chute,
the southeast corner of the quarantine
grounds; thence eastwardly with the north
hank of said chute about 10 chains; thence
north 43 chains, more or less, to the begin
ming, containing So acres.
Terms of Sale-0ne- fourth cash, balance
in one and two years, purchaser to execute
interest bearing notes with personal securi-
ty, and lien will be retained to secure IN
paid purchase money.
This April 8, 1887.
By Thos. B. Crenshaw, ID. c..
John League, L. IL. Estes, Luke W. Fin
Low. SoIicifDrR